A Studio for the Imagination

Castle in the Air is my favorite store in the entire world.

It is located on Fourth St. in Berkeley, Ca. (Fourth St. is an awesome shopping area with a ton of great little unique shops and restaurants.)

It's hard to categorize exactly what they sell, but then that's half the fun. You never know what you will find at Castles.

Some of my past purchase from Castles:

• German glass glitter
• a hand (yes, a hand!)
• dresden paper moons
• red and white polka dot mushrooms
• a postcard of the 1948 Donut Queen

No, the Donut Queen does not look like she's eaten many donuts in her life. I demand she be dethroned immediately.

How I spend my days. (Besides single handedly running a succesful jewelry empire)

My two adorable daughters like to keep me busy.

Maybe they believe this is the best way to keep me out of trouble.

My days are spent driving them around the globe, doing endless mountains of laundry, chasing them out of my closet, my dresser, my purse, my bed?!nagging them to put things away, reminding them to feed the dogs, begging them to clean their rooms...

Somehow, through it all, these frustrating, messy, expensive girls manage to keep me in a constant state of laughter.

Life with them is definately a three ring circus, but truth be told, I wouldn't have it any other way.

(although, a man coming through with a push broom after the show wouldn't be such a bad idea...)